Wire-cloth holder



(No Model.)

W. LASAR.

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UNrrnD STATES WALTER LASAR, OF Sl. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

WIRE-CLOTH HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 517,408, dated March 2'7, 1894- Application filed May 22,1893.

To al? whom it may concern/.-

Be 1t known that I, WALTER LAsAR, a citizen of theUnited States, and a resident of the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have lnvented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire-Cloth Holders, 0f which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to wire cloth holders, and has for its'principal object to simplify the construction of Wire cloth holders and attain certain advantages hereinafter specified.'

T o these ends, my invention consists in the devlce and in the arrangements and in the combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification, Figure l is a front elevatlon of a revoluble stand embodying my device, Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof on the line 2-2 of Fig. l. 'Fig. 3 is a detail elevation of a bracket ring; and Fig. 4 is a horizontal section thereof.

The principal part of my device is an open rlng bracket, 1, consisting of a part, 2, adapted to be fastened to a wall or other support, 3, and a nearly annular projecting portion, 4, which 1s adapted to receive circular rolls. The nearly annular projecting piece, 4, does not forma complete ring, buta small segment at the upper outward portion is left open as shown at 5. 'lwo or more of these open ring brackets are fixed to suitable supports in a horizontal line and arranged side by side at such distances apart as the rolls to be supported may make desirable. The roll to be supported is inserted endwise through the circular openings in the projecting arms of the brackets, and the free end of the rolled web or fabric is pulled through the open segment o f the bracket. In order to examine the fabric or measure off any length thereof, this end of the fabric is grasped and pulled out, the cylindrical roll merely turning in the iixed brackets to permit such unwinding of the end; and there is no danger of the/roll being pulled out of the brackets, because the open segment is too small to allow it. In case it is desired to re-wind the roll, this can be accomplished by turning the roll backward by hand. The bracket, may be made of stiff wire, but

Serial'No. 4:75172.v (No model.)

I prefer casting it, as the cast bracket is cheaper and firmer.

Myinvention is primarily intended for wire cloth, which is ordinarily supplied to retail dealers in various widths and in more or less tightly wound rolls, with their outer ends fastened Yto prevent unwinding. The device shown in Figs. l and 2 is the form which I consider the best holder for such rolls. Several of the nearly annular brackets are cast or otherwise made in one piece or strip, 6, and two or more of such pieces or strips, 6, are arranged more'or less nearly vertically so that their respective bracketsare substantially in horizontal lines. The several brackets are preferably, but, of course, not necessarily, of the same size, and several strips or castings, 6, preferably incline upwardly toward each other to accommodate different widths of fabric, any suitable support, either fixed or movable, being provided for said casting. The drawings, (Figs. l and 2,) show a revoluble frame, 7, for said strips or castings, said frame being provided in its lower central part with an axle, 8, which fits in a collar, 9, in a basepiece, l0. Strips or castings, 6, containing several brackets, may be arranged on both sides of said pivoted frame, 7. Obviously, the revoluble frame may be the frustum of a pyramid of any desirable number of sides as well as of the shape shown, and each side may be provided with brackets. When the brackets are made by casting it is convenient to make them with a rib, 1l, on the side, said rib being provided with screw holes by means of which the casting is adapted to be secured to an angular support, as shown in Fig. 4.

The more important advantages of the construction above described, are the following: It simplifies the construction and reduces thecost of wire cloth holders by dispensing with the springs, rollers, cranks and other similar contrivances common to wire cloth holders. It is more convenient in use, because it does not require any special arrangement or adjustment of brackets or other parts for any particular width of cloth, but the roll of cloth may be placed in any pair or group of brackets, projecting, more or less beyond the snpporting brackets. It has no moving parts requirng to be adjusted or liable to get out of order. For this reason, also, it is easy and qulckin operation, as the roll is merely shoved endwlse into the brackets, and then the end of the fabric is unfastened. As soon as the end is unfastened, the resiliency of the fabric causes the same to spring and unwind sufficiently to ll up the whole space of the brackets, and to continue filling the said space as long as there is any considerable length of cloth on the brackets; so that, Within certain limits, the roll on the brackets appears of the same diameter regardless of the amount of material which may have been removed therefrom. This fact gives the holder a more presentable and symmetrical appearance, because all of the rolls remain of substantially the same diameter regardless of the length of fabric they contain, and it also gives the retail dealer whatever advertising advantages there may be in appearing to carry a large stock.

My device may be used for other fabrics than Wire cloth, and therefore Ido not wish to be understood as limiting myself to such use.

VVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A Wire cloth holder comprising strips secured vertically to a support, said strips each embracing a plurality of open ring supporting brackets, projecting forwardly from said support and arranged so that their respective brackets lie in horizontal lines, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A wire cloth holder comprising a basepiece, a revoluble frame thereon and strips on said frame, said strips each having a plurality of open ring su pportiug brackets projecting forwardly from said frame and arranged so that their respective brackets lie in horizontal lines, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. A wire cloth holder comprising a pyramidal frame andbrackets on the sides of said pyramidal frame, the several brackets on each side being arranged toiproject forwardly from said frame and to lie in horizontallines, substantially as and for the purpose described.

el. A wire cloth holder comprising a revoluble, pyramidal frame and a support therefor, and upright strips on the sides of said frame, each of said strips having a plurality of open ringsupportingbrackets projecting forwardly from said frame and arranged so that the corresponding brackets ou the several strips on a side lie in horizontal lines, substantially as and for the purpose described.

TAT/FER LASAR.

W'itnesses:

JAMES A. CARR, T. PERCY CARR. 

